News
Keep up-to-date with the latest news and events from The Refuge
Keep up-to-date with the latest news and events from The Refuge
Join us on Saturday 26 September for family Halloween fun!
Join us from 7 September 2024 for our brand-new photography exhibition
Home Run Soul Club will take over the full venue for their alldayer on September 7.
Join us on Saturday 14 September for the return of a disco icon as The Refuge turns 8!
Join us for a night of belly laughs and good craic!
Every Saturday from 10th August to 7th September, the Refuge Terrace will be home to a free party with some of the finest DJs in the city.
Our Come As You Are weekender is back this August bank holiday
Join us from 6 June 2024 for our brand-new photography exhibition
An exclusive exhibition from Emma Evans inspired by Mancunian poetry.
A unique glimpse into the journey of a musical phenomenon that has captured the imaginations of audiences worldwide.
Introducing Fondue winter chalet bar, our terrace takeover inspired by après ski.
This months Meet the Team spotlight shines on Rob Sykes, our passionate Demi-Chef de Partie.
Join us on Saturday 30 September as The Refuge turns seven!
Our Come As You Are weekender is back this August bank holiday
Join us from 1 June 2023 for our brand-new photography exhibition
We took Head Chef, Tom, to visit our friends at Pollen Bakery
It’s time to grab your sparkles, sequins and scorecards as we're hosting a Eurovision party!
See Cheddar Gorgeous' iconic Silence = Death outfit at The Refuge
Our guide to spending the festive season at Refuge, including everything from festive workshops to our New Year's Eve party
A celebration of Manchester's LGBTQIA+ community with the British Culture Archive
Our latest exhibition with the British Culture Archive from 29 July
A much-loved Manchester landmark, find out more about the building we call home
A Refuge favourite that's super easy to make at home
Eat Well MCR takeover our kitchens and there's Refuge meal kits for sale
Turn this Refuge classic into a seriously good shepherd's pie
Chef Paul and Bar Manager Rose share their top tips for reducing your food waste
Our charity partners pop in for a chat about LGBT History Month and new drama, It's A Sin
Give your Bloody Mary a kick with Rose's recipe
It's a dish we just can't take off the menu - now you can make it at home
Impress your significant other with our decadent chocolate tart
Cook like The Refuge: Executive Chef Paul Beckley reveals his top 10 spices
Think pink: our beetroot romesco is the perfect dip for veggies and flatbread
Get Veganuary off to a flying start with a scrambled tofu-topped sourdough
Head Chef Ian Worley shares his favourite daal recipe for you to make at home
We return to our Refuge Residents series and catch up with Nev Cottee
Horse Meat Disco return to Manchester to host a soirée in The Refuge Basement
Our exhibition with The British Culture Archive, open from 30 January to 30 April.
Join us for the welcoming and closing parties for Homobloc festival
Count down the bongs to 2020 in style with a whole host of familiar faces
Alfresco-style ‘vinyl only’ parties, every weekend this summer
Our third bank holiday weekend with a whole host of ‘Our Friends Electrik’
Join us over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend for an 'all under one roof' party
Four days and nights of music, food, children’s activities, DJs and well-being
Your weekend just got better - join us every Thursday to Saturday
Join us on 20 October for a screening of Lost in Vagueness and the Design Manchester Festival closing party
This month The Refuge turns two - join us over the weekend to celebrate
As part of our Summer in the City, we're bringing the guys from Big Grillie style to Waterhouse Way
In the third of our Refuge Residents blogs, we catch up with JOY SOCIAL
Ibiza veteran, Nancy Noise, revisits The Refuge for Return to Pikes Ibiza
We catch up with Paul Woolford ahead of Return to Pikes Ibiza
Rick Banks tells us about his design influences and new book.
Join us on Sunday 27 May for sounds of the White Isle as we Return to Pikes Ibiza
After a sell-out Return to Legend, we're heading back for more on 7 April
Head to our Public Bar on the last Sunday of the month for the Vintage 78 DJs residency
We return to Legend, Manchester’s ‘other club’ of the 80s on 27 January
Join us on Waterhouse Way throughout December for mulled wine and Prosecco
Perrier-Jouët Champagne bring nature to life in the heart of The Refuge
As The Refuge turns one, join us to celebrate on Saturday 30 September
El Diablo's Social Club comes to our basement
Our weekender series heads to the Balearics from 15-17 September
In the first of our Refuge Residents series, we catch up with music maestro Chris Massey
Manchester, NYC, Croatia and Ibiza entwined at the Electric Weekender on May Bank Holiday
Find out more about Justin Robertson's art exhibition in The Refuge from 25 May - 17 June
See what's on and when during The Electric Weekender - from art to music and food
Join us from 26-28 May for a three day music, food and drinks extravaganza
The Refuge hosts the world premier of Javi Senz's documentary, Manchester Keeps on Dancing